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#libspill - Not if but when.
The prime ministerial qualities of @TurnbullMalcolm.
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After a two week wait Queensland finally has a new government. New Labor Premier Annastacia Palszckuk has become the first woman to take an Australian political party from opposition to government. Her new ministry will be sworn-in today by the Governor and then it's down to business. So what can ...

It's been nearly a week since Queensland went to the polls and sent political shockwaves around the nation. Premier Campbell Newman lost his seat after one term, and the surprise election result escalated chatter about the future of Prime Minister Tony Abbott's own leadership. AM's Ashley Hall ...

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The prime minister has called for an urgent national approach to tackle domestic and family violence and yet crucial services for victims are being cut. The loss of support services is causing alarm, especially in regional areas where victims are already isolated. Hagar Cohen travelled to ...

The government of American Samoa is edging closer to establishing its own bank, but the Legislature is at odds with the Governor over the operation of the board. Members have approved the necessary legislation allowing for the bank to open, but only after making changes to the rules governing its ...

There have been so many iterations of the government's plan for winding back on free 'bulk-billed' medical services that it's hard to be sure what's going to happen. The health minister Sussan Ley announced the end of the government's plan for a $5 co-payment to accompany previously free 'bulked ...

Thousands of Russians have paid their final respects to Boris Nemtsov, the Kremlin critic who was gunned down at the weekend. A number of past and present European leaders are urging Russian authorities to stay true to their pledge to conduct a transparent and thorough investigation into the ...